💥 Well done to everyone who's come in and trained hard in classes so far this week! It's been sparring and sparring drills and there's been some great rounds so far across all the classes - despite the heat!
💥 Sparring is on this Saturday with a slight time change - 1.30pm - 2.45pm
We'll let you know if this changes depending on how hot it gets through this week with the weather warnings in place
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💥 Grading Schedule for July through to September 💥
💥 Any queries or if you're going to be on holiday for any of these please let us know
💥 Sparring is on tomorrow guys - please make sure you've hydrated before coming in to train, it's going to be a hot one!
💥 1.15pm - 2.30pm, bring your gloves and gum shield as a minimum
💥 Congratulations to our Cadet and Adult students who passed their graduation gradings yesterday!
💥 We changed the way we hold our graduation gradings for this one - with beginners grading separately to our intermediate and advanced grades and we'll be keeping to this format going forwards
💥 Over the space of 8 hours we graded 93 students from yellow belt all the way through to brown stripe
💥 There were some great achievements across all groups :
▪️5 merits awarded within the Cadets gradings
▪️2 merits awarded within the Adults gradings
▪️A mention for an outstanding grading from three of our Cadets in the intermediate & advanced gradings - Bella, Lilly-Mae & Madina advancing from green stripe to blue belt. Excellent effort and technique shown throughout girls!
▪️Two of our former Ninja students completed their first Cadet belts - well done to Aadam & Sebby! Onto the next stage of your martial arts journey in the Cadets!
▪️Two of our Cadet Junior Dan grades (and junior coaches) passed their first Adult Grading and were awarded their red belts - congratulations Cameron & Josie, keep up the hard work guys!
💥 There was so much effort put into all four gradings across the day guys, all the hard work over the last three months has really paid off guys
💥 We'll see you back on the mats for sparring rotation this week!
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💥 All students eligible for Graduation grading this Saturday have now been messaged via txt or WhatsApp regarding times
💥 If you haven't already replied please get back to us as soon as possible to confirm your attendance and we can make sure we have your belt and certificate
Thanks guys, lots of hard work gone into this one, we can't wait to see you all saturday
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💥 Free sparring for Cadets & Adults this Saturday 25th June 1pm - 2.15pm
💥 If you have rounds to complete for your grading please make sure you're where to get them done. If you can't make it please let us know in advance
💥 Graduation grading is Saturday 2nd July - we'll be messaging all eligible students over the next week or so with times as we're slightly changing this one and need you to confirm attendance please
💥Any queries just see Laura on reception
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Some dates for the next few weeks guys - please note we won't be open next Friday, if this is your normal session and you want to attend another session during the week or the Sunday to make up the missed one please do
💥 Free sparring for Cadets & Adult members on this Saturday 2nd April
💥 The session is 1pm - 2.15pm - bring your gum shield and gloves as a minimum
💥 Well done to our Cadet and Adult students for a great grading this weekend!
💥 Over 45 students graded over a five our period with 11 of our students being awarded a merit for the level of effort and technique shown
💥 Next belt grading is in June and that should be all of our Cadet and Adult students so make sure you're getting your lessons in and passing the assessments in April and May to be eligible for graduation!
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Huge achievement for Sensei Kam last night - we had the honour of professor Israel Costa visiting our class to award Sensei Kam his BJJ Brown Belt!
💥 A few words from Sensei Kam -
Just want to say thank you to all of my instructors for everything, especially the kind words shared. Today I was promoted to brown belt by my BJJ professor Israel Costa.
"As the moutain now becomes inevitabley steeper, I stay in the footsteps of my guides and press forwards with confidence. A process that every martial artist must find faith in"
I am both greatful and humbled.
The journey continues....
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💥 Graduation for Cadets and Adults who are training twice a week or more is Saturday 26th March
💥 Cadets 10am start til 12pm
💥 Adults from 12.15pm onwards - please do not arrive before 12.15pm as the Cadets will be leaving and we won't have space for everyone at the same time
💥 Graduation grading is £15 per student and belts and certificates will be awarded on the day
💥 If you have any questions or want to check if you've got enough sessions in to be able to grade please see Laura